The New Zealand outdoor apparel company, whose North American headquarters are in Portland, will open the 1,400-square-foot outlet store at Woodburn Company Stores in Woodburn, about 30 miles south of Portland. Woodburn Company Stores features more than 95 upscale outlet stores.
Icebreaker, the New Zealand company that pioneered the outdoor merino wool apparel category, has been named the ‘official base layer supplier’ of the 2010 New Zealand Olympic Committee.
The company will provide the 50 Kiwi athletes competing in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games with its Bodyfit base layer garments including three different tops, leggings, socks, gloves and scarves. The team began wearing its Icebreaker in late October when it met for the Winter Games in Central New Zealand.
Icebreaker is the official underwear supplier for the 2010 New Zealand Olympic team. The New Zealand company, which has its United States headquarters in Portland, will provide the 50 Kiwi athletes competing in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games with its sustainably-produced merino wool Bodyfit+ base layer garments including three different tops, leggings, socks, gloves and scarves
Palin, who rose to acclaim after she ran for the US vice-presidency with the Republican Party, appeared in Newsweek sporting a red Icebreaker top.